Requires Medicaid to provide comprehensive coverage for the treatment of obesity including coverage for intensive behavioral therapy, bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved anti-obesity medication.
Extends eligibility for the farm employer overtime tax credit to certain professional employer organizations that are in a contractual relationship with an eligible farm employer.
Requires child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation; requires such oral and written disclosure to contain certain information regarding the rights of the person under investigation.
Creates statewide emergency and crisis response council to work in conjunction with the commissioners of mental health and addiction services to jointly approve emergency and crisis services plans submitted by local governments, and provide supports regarding the operation and financing of high-quality emergency and crisis services provided to persons experiencing a mental health, alcohol use, or substance use crisis.
Maddy summaryThis bill exempts individuals aged 75 or older from jury duty upon their written request. It requires the chief court administrator to create a form for seniors to submit, after which they are automatically excused unless they later request reinstatement. The exemption remains in effect until the person formally asks to be considered for jury service again. This policy directly affects senior citizens who qualify and seek relief from jury service obligations.
Prohibits immigration enforcement in school settings; prohibits all public and charter schools from allowing law enforcement officials inside school property to access a student, except to address an imminent safety situation or if they have an appropriate judicial warrant or judicial order.
Allows the state and city university of New York system to offer college credits to prospective students based on such prospective student's performance on the regents examinations.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the sale of any food or beverage for human consumption containing chlormequat (also identified as 2-chloro-N,N,N-trimethylethan-1-aminium). It directly affects food producers, retailers, and distributors who sell packaged or prepared foods and drinks containing this chemical. The law bans selling, offering for sale, or displaying such products at retail, with a defense available if the seller lacked knowledge of the chemical's presence. The prohibition takes effect 180 days after the bill becomes law, with rules for implementation authorized immediately.
Enacts the pro-banking act to mandate acceptance of the New York city identity card as a primary form of identification at all covered entities, including all banking organizations, foreign banking corporations, and interstate branches.
Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two consecutive weeks to one week; provides that the waiting period and suspension period shall be served concurrently.
